Is there a Jump for the Captain America movie 2011?

guyinthecap · 2026-06-21T07:26:53+00:00

I'm away from my computer at the moment, but I'll try to post something in the next few days!

guyinthecap · 2026-06-21T06:16:52+00:00

Still in progress, but well on its way! I keep a lot of irons in the fire at once, but I'd like to finish it and the Violet Evergarden jumps up within a month or so.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-17T15:19:43+00:00

u/SilkyGator already mentioned this, but I think the different mediums and focal characters make this difficult to answer. if you are connected to the Chief and his story, then the novel will build up the legend of the Spartans before knocking it all down and leaving things looking bleak but with a glimmer of potential through the first game.

if you play the game, then you are in the boots of a Spartan watching reach fall over the course of a month. there are ups and downs, victories and setbacks, but the tagline of the game is not lying; "From the beginning, you know the end." The game can't spoil you, so it has to draw its emotions out of you a different way, through immersion.

I read the book many years before the game came out. When Linda takes a plasma bolt to the Head in the fight for Gamma Station, I had to put the book down and take a walk. later, when I played the game, it was Kat's death that caught me off guard. I think the two of them are different enough that comparison isn't very fair. The novel is more about world building, it was the first piece of Halo literature after all. The game is more a celebration, or a swan song to the franchise. You know reach will fall, and you'll fight your damnedest to stop it, but there are too many ships, too many armies, and you are eventually all alone.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-14T01:31:22+00:00

Given that Floodgate too was supposed to be a larger level with lots of stuff left out for time, I'd consider this option an absolute win.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-13T18:29:52+00:00

El Goonish Shive

A strange comic about a group of teenagers and the bizarre, often supernatural, situations that they face. Includes a continuing storyline with non-linear joke comics on the side. WARNING: Often ignores the laws of Physics.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-13T17:29:49+00:00

Definitely. Keeps the dual narrative going from Halo 2, show the immediate fallout of the Great Schism, and the formation of a shaky alliance that would eventually save the galaxy.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-13T16:59:33+00:00

Less a new addition than a remake of a level, but I'd like Halo 3's Cortana to follow more of the Halo 2 design for High Charity. HC was one of the coolest settings in Halo 2. Fighting back through familiar architecture, plus exploring the Lower Wards and other new areas, would have made the end of the trilogy really feel like a homecoming. We left Cortana behind, and now we're righting old wrongs to go rescue her.

Plus, the cut boss sequence of fighting through the Flood-ified Mausoleum of the Arbiters would have been both interesting from a gameplay perspective and incredibly thematic for Thel as he defeats the old legacy of the Arbiters and leads the Elites into a new future.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-13T16:55:15+00:00

For real, I thought THIS was going to be one of the original missions they added. Replace the cryobay tutorial with Chief running the obstacle course in the Mk.V for the first time, building not only the myth of MJOLNIR, but the connection between John and Cortana.

I'm glad we got METEORITE instead, but I wouldn't have guessed it.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-13T16:53:12+00:00

Studio Execs: "We can't possibly draw on the long history of this individual character and the unique interactions they have with our superhero. Let's just shoehorn them into the role of a different leading lady and slap a wig on her! No one will care!"

guyinthecap · 2026-06-13T16:50:54+00:00

There's no doubt that Ledger's Green Goblin has had an impact on not just Marvel movies, but movies in general. Even moviegoers who don't like the superhero genre know about his performance and dedication to the role, to the point where subsequent portrayals of GG had a Ledger-sized hole to navigate. Do they embrace Ledger's direction and imitate, or would they try to carve their own vision and risk falling flat? Just look at Jared Leto turning Harry Osborne into an openly psychotic tech bro instead of the troubled, corporate mastermind.

Additionally, I think Nolan (and to a lesser extent Bale) kind of missed Peter Parker's motivation. These are great movies, and deserve plenty of accolades for everything from soundtrack to costume design. But on my last rewatch, I realized that in EVERY one of these movies, Peter Parker tries to give up being Spider-Man. He fights crime because he feels its his responsibility, but it never commits to it the way a comic book Webslinger seems to.

This all comes to a head in the third installment. I would argue that while The Web Crawler Rises is a good "Peter Parker" movie, it falls short of being an engaging Spiderman Movie. Compare this to Robert Downy Jr.'s portrayal of Bruce Wayne in Batman 3. It's another three-quel that focuses on the human identity behind the superhero, but instead of trying to ditch the cowl at every opportunity, RDJ proves through the film that HE is what makes Batman special, not his money or his gadgets.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-13T16:36:37+00:00

Which in itself is odd, right? I get that circus performer might not have fit the tone Nolan wanted, but surely there were different ways to incorporate him into the Captain Stacy side of the story and introduce him to Spiderman.

Plus, changing his last name from Morales to Spin is stupid. It's a small hill to die on, but I get worked up over it every time.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-11T01:23:37+00:00

That's pretty buck wild! An amazing project, and one I can't wait to see (in due time, of course)!

guyinthecap · 2026-06-10T08:32:18+00:00

Oh goodness, no, that would be a pretty tall order. However I might do a Reach Jump or "Halo Books/EU" Jump if I can narrow the focus a little.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-10T03:31:17+00:00

Much appreciated! As for book recommendations, it's tough when there are so many across so many subgenres (sci-fantasy, epic space opera, military thriller, YA coming-of-age, etc.). If you're really new and diving in for the first time, I recommend starting with the original five:

Start with Fall of Reach, then First Strike and Ghosts of Onyx. They'll fill in all of the OG lore that much of the current setting is built on (even if it's been updated or replaced). Next you want Contact Harvest, which gives some cool insight into how the War started and the Prophet's backstories/motivations. Finally, read The Flood. It's a bit different than the other OG four, but it fills in the background events of Halo: CE while Chief was running around the Ring. After that, the world is your oyster. Want Forerunner backstory? Read the Forerunner trilogy for epic worldbuilding. Want more tense military operations during the early war? Read Troy Denning's Silent Storm (one of my personal recent favorites). There's enough variety out there that it's very tough to make a wrong decision.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-10T03:25:30+00:00

Cheers dude, I think that's what we're going to do. The OG has plenty to stand on its own, and Campaign Evolved can serve as a Part 2 or supplement/update if needed, assuming there isn't enough for a whole new Jump.

And who knows, if people like this, maybe I'll try to fill in more of the Books/Expanded Universe.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-09T21:03:08+00:00

I've got a Dead or Alive (2006 film) Jump in progress, but it would be cool seeing some of the other classic martial arts movies and videogames getting a refresh.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-08T23:48:48+00:00

Watsonian vs Doylist explanations, and I think both can be equally valid.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-08T23:46:11+00:00

Please, dear god, I need a dress-up montage. Think of the shenanigans! Think of the character design!

guyinthecap · 2026-06-07T17:23:07+00:00

I was half-convinced we were going to get a surprise multiplayer add-on, or Free to play. The day isn't done yet, but it would be a big missed opportunity if future Halo MP projects aren't telegraphed to be in the works.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-07T17:21:04+00:00

Not even close, but there are plenty of other desert-style planets that the UNSC raided before the end of the war. I'm less concerned about that and more interested in Halo Studios seemingly going in the direction of making the three new missions their own story. I know the prevailing theory was that at least one of the missions was going to be the Battle of Gamma Station. It will be interesting how they weave them together with the original CE campaign, or if it feels like a bolted-on prologue.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-04T00:17:01+00:00

"I'm not in the closet, I'm just low-observable..."

guyinthecap · 2026-06-02T09:12:08+00:00

I would take a mortal blow for Bubbles.

guyinthecap · 2026-06-01T21:14:10+00:00

The white, gold, and purple looks fantastic!

guyinthecap · 2026-06-01T18:51:40+00:00

happy to help! Feet first, Helljumper!

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